St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-18

others were injured, two dangerously. Inc
contractor says the men overloaded th'
scatfold, contrary to his orders.
Lightning struck house near Brownsville
Tex, killing Manuel Portales and his wifi
and stunning four others Two of the in
jured, Eugenio Rincones and his wife, Wer,
each made blind in the right eye.
The boiler of locomotive on the Balti
more and Ohio railroad burst in front oftht
passenger station at Chester, Pa. Joseph W.
Crane, aged nineteen years, was killed, anc
ten persons were injured, one, named John
Murphy, dangerously. The station building
and shed We're badly damaged.
At a meeting Of delegates Of the Labor
party from each assembly district in New
4ork city, delegates were elected to the State
convention of the party at Elmira on the
18th inst. Resolutions were adopted com
mending the refusal of Editor OBrien to be
led into any alliance with Socialists, Com
munists or Nihilists, and saying that true
American workingmen refuse to accept the
doctrines of the George and SoCialistic or
ganizations."
Cardinal Gibbons was received at Balti-
more by the mayor and city councilmen,
judges Of the courts, police commissioners,
Catholic societies and citizens. Addresses
were made by Mayor Hodges and Charles J.
BOnaparte, and the procession then moved
to the cardinals residence. Here he was in
vested with his official robes and the pro-
cession escorted him to the Cathedral where
a TIE Deum was sung. He was then wei
coined by Monsignor McColgan on behalf of
the clergy and laity and made an approprl-
ate response.
1t is reported from Johnstown, Pa,
that all the mountain streams have been
overflowed and great damage has been done
in portions of Somerset and Cambria coun-
ties. Stony creek in Cambria county, was
raging torrent, and trees, barns and out
houses were swept down the stream. AT
Johnstown the COnemaugh river rose so sud
denly that many people had to fly for their
lives. The abutment of the JohnstoWn
bridge was washed away, and the lower part
of the city was inundated. A large number
of houses and stores were flooded, and IN
some instances the occupants took refuge IN
the upper stories. As far as could be learned
there were no lives lost.
Mr.. O'Brien received pile of letters at his
hotel which would fill dozen columns in
the newspapers, not one of which was
signed by any man that did not approve of
his conduct in not reviewing the parade OF
the Georgites. Among them was a Cablegra~n
from the executive committee Of the National
League in Ireland, which read: The execu-
oF+ h., i,oI ira
land in meeting assembled heartily approve
your action in keeping Irish questions free
from American issues"
The copper reduction works of the Com
pagnie Zolo at Santa Rosalia, Ariz., have
been damaged by freto the extent Of s500,OO0.
The conference between the Amalgamated
Association of Miners and the Knights of
Labor at Everson Pa, in relation to the
coke strike, resulted in disagreement. The
miners are determined to continue the strike,
which has been declared illegal by the
Knights.
Seventeen Apache Indians have left their
reservation in Arizona and gone on the war
path," and it is reported that they have
killed a settler Four troops of cavalry left
Fort Huachuca on a scouting expedition
under Captain Lawton. They will probably
endeavor to head off the hostiles in hePata-
gonia mountains to prevent their getting
into Mexico.
The synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church of America, in session at Newburgh,
n. Y, adopted resolutions declaring that
secret societies, of which secrecy is an essen
al oh rS+ic Of t1,air
crecy immoral, selfish and unjust that they
are degrading and enslaving to the con-
sciences of their members that, in addition
to the secrecy of these fraternities many Of
them are Christless, yet counterfeit the wor
ship of the church and obstruct her work,
and, for that reason, as well as on account
of the secrecy maintained, the members of
such societies ought not to be admitted to
the church's membership, and that the synod
enjoin the courts of this church to refuse
admission to the privileges of the church to
the members of all secret orders, and to ex-
clude from the membership those belonging
to such societies, if there be any in the church
who may have crept in unawares.
In the House of Commons, Hon. W. H.
Smith said he hoped the papers in relation
to the new Egyptian convention would be
issued in few days. Mr.. Smith also stated
that negotiations with France concerning
the New Hebrides question were still in pro-
gress. The delay, he said, was not the fault
of England.
Mr.. Parnelps conference with Mr.. Morley
and Sir Charles Russell resulted in the adop-
ton by the Irish leader of the Gladstonian
tactics of opposition. The Gladstonian lead
ers will go fully over the amendments to the
crimes bill and expunge all that are redund
ant.
Judge Bond, of the United States Circuit
Court, having enjoined the State officers of
Virginia from enforcing the act of assembly
known as the coupon crusher," Attorney
General Ayers, to bring Judge Bonds action
under review by the United States Supreme
Court, has placed himself in contempt by
serving notice of suit on the agent Of the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Com
pany. 1t is expected that his proceedings
will be reported to Judge Bond that Judge
Bond will order him to be committed for
contempt, and that then Attorney General
Ayers will sue out writ of habeas corpus
from Justice of the United States Supreme
Court.
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